Larochelle River

The Larochelle River (in French: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are:
 * north side: Bécancour River, William Lake;
 * east side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite;
 * south side: Blanche River;
 * west side: Côté brook, Bulstrode River.

The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, 1.7 km west at the village of Saint-Julien, 4.1 km northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and 7.9 km northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.

From its head, the Larochelle river flows over 15.7 km divided into the following segments:
 * 0.9 km towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road;
 * 4.3 km north-east, up to the road;
 * 2.6 km north, to the west 2e rang road;
 * 3.6 km north, up to the hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" bridge;
 * 2.5 km north, to the hamlet bridge "Maple Grove";
 * 1.8 km eastward, up to its confluence.

The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", 0.6 km upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and 3.6 km in upstream of William Lake.

Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.